Sentences with phrase «year box office record»

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

Not exact matches

As the year comes to a close, the domestic box office is on pace to set another new industry record just one year after topping $ 11 billion in domestic movie ticket sales for the first time ever.

2016's movie industry highlights include a monster year for Walt Disney, as the Mouse House set a new yearly global box office record, becoming the first studio to ever top $ 7 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

It may be too soon to predict a $ 12 billion box office next year, but there's certainly reason for optimism that 2017 can be Hollywood's third - straight record - breaking year.

Others, like Avatar director James Cameron and Interstellar «s Christopher Nolan, have argued that the startup threatens the health of the movie industry, which turned in a record year in 2015 in terms of overall box office gross.

The film, which will be released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise's huge 2015 release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.

All this sets up The Force Awakens — the seventh chapter in the Star Wars franchise that takes place 30 years after The Return of the Jedi — to break the record for the highest grossing opening weekend at the box office.

We already know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens set records at the box office, but on Tuesday we will find out more about the blockbuster film's ultimate impact on Walt Disney's (dis) bottom line in the first quarter of the entertainment giant's fiscal year.

Although the films Alibaba Pictures Group has invested in like So Young (by actress - turned director Zhao Wei, who is also a major shareholder of the company) and Tiny Times (by popular writer Guo Jingming) have recorded remarkable box - office revenues, the company has yet to turn a profit, with a net loss of HK$ 443.54 million for the first half of last year.

After critical success during the first 15 years of his career, Scorsese found the industry pivoting as tent - pole franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars set box - office records and turned Steven Spielberg and George Lucas into household names.

A fter two years in a row of record - breaking totals at the box office, the year 2014 got off to a somewhat slower start.

Total domestic box office grosses were up over 6 % in 2012 (to a record $ 10.83 billion), while the number of tickets sold also increased by a similar percentage after falling to a 16 - year low the year before.

In the seven years since that threequel set box office records and earned a Best Picture nomination, the studio has had some generally liked if not quite loved triumphs (Finding Dory, Brave, Monsters University), one film that most would agree is at least in contention of «masterpiece» status (Inside Out), and some perplexing, unprecedented misses (Cars 2 & 3 plus the aforementioned Good Dinosaur).

Written by Bird and Damon Lindelof (Lost), the film is as shrouded in mystery as any release this year, but Bird's track record at the box office and with critics (see sidebar) bodes well for his latest, as does the strong supporting cast of Hugh Laurie, Judy Greer, Kathryn Hahn, and Keegan - Michael Key.

Four years after setting box - office records with «Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid», actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford and director George Roy Hill re-teamed with bigger commercial success with «The Sting» which became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1973.

And with an all - time record $ 3.2 billion collected in other countries (up a whopping 60 % compared to its take the previous year), Paramount easily topped the global box office charts as well.

It looks like this year's Thanksgiving box office will be a record breaker on multiple fronts.

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's Starreyears, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's StarreYears a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's Starred Up.

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady.

Chow's new film, Kung Fu Hustle, broke Asian box - office records — set by his previous film, Shaolin Soccer — and at this year's Hong Kong film awards it beat out 2046, by art - house darling Wong Kar - wai.

It's summer box office records during the second month of the year.

The overall box office is running nearly 20 percent behind last summer's record season, and while this weekend was still about 13 percent behind the same frame last year, the strong performances of the top films is an encouraging sign.

We live in a wondrous world where a film which breaks box office records in Denmark prominently features a chronic masturbator (the inimitable Mads Mikkelsen in his least embraced role in a year in which he's been part of every worthwhile blockbuster tentpole) and a reasonable - sounding description of the logic behind certain forms of bestiality.

This year has seen two superhero movies, both from Marvel, and these films have broken several box office records.

«Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» will fly into theaters Dec. 16, on the heels of last year's box office record - smashing hit «Episode VII — The Force Awakens.»

«Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,» starring Felicity Jones, will fly into theaters Dec. 16, on the heels of last year's box office record - smashing hit «Episode VII — The Force Awakens.»

Ultimately Chan's accomplishments, however breathtaking, seem to have more to do with the Guinness Book of World Records than they do with the history of art — though it's worth adding that, according to the New York Times, Rumble in the Bronx was the number - one box - office hit in mainland China last year.

The Sony Pictures Classics release, which last week set the year's box - office record for best screen - average in its limited - release debut, also won best feature at last week's Gotham Awards.

2018 has already been a record - breaking year at the box office.

As Hollywood touts great wins for diversity and inclusion with recent films like «Black Panther» and «Wonder Woman» shattering box office records, a new study from GLAAD asserts that representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in 2017 films released by the major studios hit a six - year low.

As Black Panther continues to smash box office records as one of the biggest superhero hit movies in years, critics and fans alike have marveled at how amazing the cast was in the film.

However, «Black Panther» is expected to post an opening that would rank in the top 10 for superhero films, and the question arises whether it will beat the February box office record held by «Deadpool» two years ago when it opened to $ 152 million.

Over a year has passed since Deadpool lit up the box office, setting records for the month of February, R - rated films, and the X-Men franchise as a whole.

What You Need To Know: Given that the original trilogy was near - universally beloved, a giant box - office hit (taking close to $ 3 billion worldwide) and even managed to be win a record haul of Oscars with its last installment, getting «The Hobbit,» J.R.R. Tolkien «s novel set, and written, before «The Lord of the Rings» proved surprisingly tricky, with rights issues and studio bankruptcy holding the project up for years, even before original director Guillermo del Toro bailed.

The Dark Knight has caught up with Titanic's record box office ticket sales and is one of the most talked about films in years.

Earlier this year American Sniper set box office records as the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of January.

Ever since his Korean box office record breaking Joint Security Area in the year 2000, Park Chan - wook's diverse body of work has garnered recognition both at home and abroad.

That should be within reach based on Washington's consistently solid box office record and whatever boost comes from having Pratt accept a deuteragonist role coming off headlining two of the biggest hits of the last two years.

It's been a roller coaster year for Fox's Marvel adaptations, with «Fantastic Four» tanking in all ways save one, «Deadpool» breaking box - office records, and «X-Men: Apocalypse» only three months away.

It began a little more than a year ago, when I'll See You in My Dreams, a tiny independent drama from a fledgling company starring the then -72-year-old Blythe Danner, a well - liked actress with no box - office track record whatsoever, grossed an unexpectedly strong $ 7.4 million in theaters.

The North American box office had a record - breaking year with an $ 11.1 billion haul — but nearly one quarter of that came from only five movies.

That's especially been true this year, long before «It» broke box office records.

Despite a few strong performers, the year's total box office fell short of 2016's record year, coming in approximately 2.8 percent under last year's haul.

This milestone marks the high point of an already exciting year for Virtuos, which has seen the company achieve a string of record - breaking successes, including: contributing art to 50 % of the top 10 best - selling games on XboxOne and Playstation 4; shipping XCOM Enemy Within for IOS, the third title developed in China to exceed the 85 % Metacritic Metascore * (the other two titles were also co-developed by Virtuos); and providing 3D models for Transformers: Age of Extinction, which has become China's top - grossing box office game of all time.